NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa G. Cossey, M.D.

Pediatrics Physician · Austin, TX

Melissa G. Cossey, M.D. is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1881893113, issued on Jul 17, 2007. Check the license (Texas N4550, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1881893113
Name
Melissa G. Cossey
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
License number
N4550 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4900 Mueller Blvd, Austin, TX 78723
Phone
(512) 324-0165
Enumerated
Jul 17, 2007
Record last updated
Dec 14, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid IDs
214306706 TX
214306708 TX
214306705 TX
214306707 TX
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 4900 Mueller Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Waleed AbdelhafezPediatrics Physician1801230073
  2. Patricia Aldridge, M.D.Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician1427060094
  3. Rachel AlhantiPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1922772557
  4. Amanda Alvarado, DNP, CPNP-ACPediatric Nurse Practitioner1124530670
  5. Omar Alzein, MDPsychiatry Physician1821796871
  6. Hannah AmedroSpeech-Language Pathologist1982367728

Verify Melissa G. Cossey in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 71 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score76.2
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%13.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%97.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Melissa G. Cossey among 5,641 pediatrics physician records in Texas

Melissa G. Cossey, M.D. is one of 5,641 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in Texas. 47% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 43% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 43% of these records are older, 47% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 47% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 9% of these records are
  • Record last updated2012 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

469 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Austin

They are 469 of the 26,585 NPPES records with a practice address in Austin, and 5,641 pediatrics physician records in Texas.

The 8 pediatrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Valliammai Annamalai-Slavis, MDAustin, TX 787231427084797
  2. Nalinda Charnsangavej, M.D.Austin, TX 787231750589370
  3. Ada Earp, DOAustin, TX 787231912023367
  4. Jennifer Goodrich, MDAustin, TX 787231144424631
  5. Tara Greendyk, M.D.Austin, TX 787231992904460
  6. Cathleen Havemann, M.D.Austin, TX 787231932102175
  7. Jennifer Hughes, MDAustin, TX 787231366649147
  8. Meena Iyer, M.D.Austin, TX 787231790719045

Common questions

What is Melissa G. Cossey, M.D.'s NPI number?

Melissa G. Cossey, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881893113, issued on Jul 17, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa G. Cossey, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4900 Mueller Blvd, Austin, TX, 78723. Phone: (512) 324-0165. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa G. Cossey, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number N4550, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Melissa G. Cossey, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 71 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.